Elections 2020: In Congressional District 38, Sanchez breezing past Tolar

Democrat incumbent Linda Sanchez, compiling a 3-1 margin in votes, appeared headed for an easy victory over fellow Democrat Michael Tolar in the race to represent the 38th Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

First-time candidate Tolar hoped his campaign would push the party further to the left. Tolar agree on many key issues, supporting policies such as universal healthcare and California’s sanctuary laws to protect undocumented immigrants.

In the primary, Sanchez scored 77.7% of the vote to Tolar’s 22.3%.

The District: It includes a sliver of northern Orange County plus southern Los Angeles County cities. Voter registration is 50.1% Democrat, 20.8% Republican, 27.4% independent. Demographics skew older and diverse, with 53.5% Latino, 32.5% White, 12.5% Asian American, 1.6% Black.

The Incumbent: Sanchez, 51, is a Democrat and Whittier resident who was born in Orange to parents who immigrated from Mexico. Before she was elected to office in 2002 to represent what was then the 39th District, Sanchez’s legal practice was focused on working with organized labor. Much of her effort in congress has focused on issues such as worker safety and bringing back overseas jobs, along with tax reform, retirement security and supporting public education. Recently, Sanchez cosponsored legislation focused on tax deductions for musicians, extending emergency healthcare coverage and offering grants for nonprofits during the pandemic.

The Challenger: Tolar, 27, a fellow Democrat who also lives in Whittier, was born on a military base in Louisiana and said his family struggled to make ends meet growing up. He went to work straight out of high school, but started studying political science at Rio Hondo Community College at the age of 24 and graduated in May. He’s billing himself as a progressive candidate who supports policies such as a ban on assault weapons, expanded social security benefits for people with disabilities, the Green New Deal, higher wages for workers, free tuition to public universities and trade schools, and sensible rent control.

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